Rogue Space Systems Corporation and Firefly Aerospace have signed a Launch Service Agreement (LSA). The agreement confirms that Rogue has secured the entire payload mass capacity aboard a Firefly Alpha […]
Archives for August 2021
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Has Completed Testing
After successful completion of its final tests, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is being prepped for shipment to its launch site. Engineering teams have completed Webb’s long-spanning comprehensive testing regimen […]
UI Engineer Wins NASA Funding To Study Effects Of Wildfires
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) awarded a University of Iowa Technology Institute (ITI) scientist grants totaling $1.3 million to study atmospheric and climate impacts from wildfires that have […]
Inmarsat Global Xpress Type Approval Received By Paradigm For Their HORNET 100GX Terminal
Inmarsat and Paradigm have announced that the latter’s HORNET 100GX terminal has received full type approval for use over Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) network for commercial and military Ka-band. In […]
Start-Up Space Report Now Available From BryceTech… Financing Record Broken
In the annual Start-Up Space report, BryceTech found that start-up space ventures attracted roughly $7.6 billion in all types of financing during 2020, breaking the previous record of $6.5 billion […]
BAE Systems Unveils Their New, Ultra-Small, GPS Receiver With M-Code Military GPS Signals
BAE Systems, Inc. has unveiled their ultra-small MicroGRAM™-M global positioning system (GPS) receiver that is compatible with next-generation, M-Code military GPS signals that are resistant to jamming and spoofing. About […]
On-Orbit, Active Phased Array Satellite Testbed Milestone Has Been Reached By CesiumAstro In Their Collaboration With The DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit
CesiumAstro Inc. has reached a key milestone in the firm’s collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit; CesiumAstro’s first two spacecraft have been successfully integrated as secondary […]
Astra’s LV0006 Launch Vehicle Continues To Liftoff Despite One Main Engine Shutting Down
Astra Space, Inc. (“Astra”) (Nasdaq: ASTR) has conducted a test launch of their launch vehicle, LV0006. The launch vehicle lifted off at 3:35PM PT on Saturday, August 28, 2021. One […]
UPDATE 3: Supplies Enroute To ISS, Courtesy Of A Successful SpaceX Dragon Launch Of The CRS-23 Mission From Kennedy Space Center
Update: On Sunday, August 29, 2021, at 3:14 a.m. EDT, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launched Dragon on the 23rd Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-23) mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at […]
Thales Alenia Space Contracted To Deliver New Capabilities For The European EGNOS Satellite Navigation System
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), announced today that it has signed its first contract with the EU Agency for Space Programme (EUSPA), to […]